Cloud עָנָן

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Oct 27, 2026 · 4m

We are in Numbers chapter nine with our word for today. עָנָן cloud, cloud-mass, clouds. It is used 87 times in the Old Testament, 11 times in our chapter. We have already looked at this word previously but because it is used so many times in our chapter it is worth another look. We find our word used in the sense of mist, a thin fog that reduces visibility and is dissipated by the sun; often near the ground. Isaiah 44:22 I have blotted out your transgressions כָעָב֙ [this is a different word] like a cloud and your sins וְכֶעָנָ֖ן like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you. Our word is…